T'puram: Despite the heights attained by women, there are certain factors that pull them back, says writer Chandramathi. She opined that women had broken the visible chains but there are hidden chains that lie inside the souls of women. Writer Gracy remarked that the women of today are walking backwards. Both the writers were conversing about 'Marking women in the new age' at the second edition of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters.